40 S. Gay St., Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. County/parish: Baltimore.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 15, 1974. NRIS 74002217.
1 contributing building.
U.S. Custom House is a historic custom house building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a granite, steel-frame structure measuring 252 feet 8 inches (77.01 m) by 139 feet 6 inches (42.52 m). It is an exceptionally distinguished example of Beaux Arts architecture and was built from 1903 through late 1907 from plans by Hornblower and Marshall, a Washington, D.C. firm. The ceiling of the Call Room, located in the pavilion, was painted by Francis Davis Millet (1846–1912). It served as Baltimore's Custom House until 1953. Since that time various Federal agencies have occupied the building.
U.S. Custom House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106776856